June 4, 2024 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire partners with Occidental to extract lithium The two companies formed a JV to produce high-purity lithium compounds from geothermal brine.
June 4, 2024 Rio Tinto invests $143 million in low-emission steel plant The facility will focus on BioIron, an iron-making technology developed by Rio that utilizes plant matter as fuel instead of coal.
May 30, 2024 Buried fortune of old copper wire is worth billions to telcos In the migration to fiber-optic cable, telecommunications companies could recover as much as 800,000 metric tons of copper over the next decade.
May 30, 2024 Water, vortex device used to create gold nanoparticles Researchers have produced different types of gold nanoparticles using a vortex device and gold chloride solution.
May 30, 2024 Billions in African gold smuggled to UAE each year — report Illicit gold trade amounts to $23.7 billion-$35 billion annually based on current market prices, a report by SwissAid shows.
May 29, 2024 Epiroc buys remaining stake in autonomous solutions provider ASI Mining ASI Mining, a subsidiary of Utah-based Autonomous Solutions Inc., is a leading provider of mining automation systems, such as remote control, teleoperation and fully autonomous solutions.
May 29, 2024 Wyloo Metals to build battery materials processing plant in Ontario The facility will fill a critical gap in Canada’s electric vehicle battery supply chain.
May 27, 2024 BHP, Rio Tinto to fast-track electric haul truck trials The partnership is part of BHP and Rio Tinto’s larger efforts to lower their operational emissions and reach net zero by 2050.
May 26, 2024 Electric mining vehicle industry’s value to reach $23 billion by 2044 – report A new IDTechEx report notes that large EV batteries and innovative fast-charging methods are driving the adoption of electric and autonomous mining vehicles.
May 24, 2024 Metaspectral’s ore resource evaluation system gets IMII innovation award ORES will automate the sampling process of potash and uranium, providing comprehensive, real-time analysis of ore composition and quality, the company said.
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December. December 24, 2025 | 12:12 pm
